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Explain the construction of megalithic architecture and dome building, tracing its history from pre-historic art to the Renaissance.

Explain the construction of megalithic architecture and dome building, tracing its history from pre-historic art to the Renaissance. Begin your discussion describing the architectural innovations of the tomb in Newgrange, Ireland and connect these innovations with subsequent examples of the tholos tombs in Greece, to the Pantheon in Rome and conclude with the Florence Cathedral. Your discussion should include a definition of terms you use as defined in the textbook readings and demonstrate an understanding of the connections these buildings have in common.

Works of architecture to include in your Part B discussion:

1.    Tomb, Newgrange, Ireland. c. 3000-2500 BCE. Located on page 29 in the textbook.

2.    Interior of tholos tomb, Mycenae, Greece. c. 1300-1200 BCE. Located on page 100 in the textbook.

3.    Pantheon, Rome. 110-128 CE. Located on page 148 and 149 in the textbook.

4.    Filippo Brunelleschi, Dome of Florence Cathedral. 1420-1436 CE. Located on page 307 of the textbook.

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